i am a 2+ experienced mainframes professional. my project involves most of the task related to jcl,vsam and cobol. the tasks on db2 is comparitively lesser. I wish to do some certifications or specialise in some tools which is widely in demand in the market.
the certifications/tools can be anything which is in a way specialising the fields which i mostly work i my project(vsam,jcl,cobol). pls suggest me some.
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Hi,
Brain Bench provides certifcation in JCL as well - but, per me, JCL is to trivial to be opted for certification.
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Brain Bench provides certifcation in JCL as well - but, per me, JCL is to trivial to be opted for certification.
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is actually an immature sentence (pardon my rudeness..if it's in anyway). You must know what do you want to do before spending your time on that - shooting without any aim would give you a definite failure !the certifications/tools can be anything ..
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Hello again,
COBOL Certifications - as it turns out, there are only two that I could find. The first is from Brainbench; the second is from Expertrating.com. Brainbench requires a single online exam that costs $50. Expertrating.com suggests a series of 18 online exams for COBOL developers which range in price from free to $25. Each exam constitutes a certification in itself.
Although there are not a lot of COBOL Certifications, there are a wide range of resources on the net to get you started or to hone your expertise. For example, COBUG offers a good list of online tutorials.
For VSAM I'll try to find, if I could - I'll post back.
COBOL Certifications - as it turns out, there are only two that I could find. The first is from Brainbench; the second is from Expertrating.com. Brainbench requires a single online exam that costs $50. Expertrating.com suggests a series of 18 online exams for COBOL developers which range in price from free to $25. Each exam constitutes a certification in itself.
Although there are not a lot of COBOL Certifications, there are a wide range of resources on the net to get you started or to hone your expertise. For example, COBUG offers a good list of online tutorials.
For VSAM I'll try to find, if I could - I'll post back.
Regards,
Anuj
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Hello again,
Here are some link which talks about VSAM certification/Training, take a chance on your own risk:
http://www.training-classes.com/learn/_k/v/s/a/vsam/
http://www.training-classes.com/learn/_ ... _t/online/
Good Luck..
Here are some link which talks about VSAM certification/Training, take a chance on your own risk:
http://www.training-classes.com/learn/_k/v/s/a/vsam/
http://www.training-classes.com/learn/_ ... _t/online/
Good Luck..
Regards,
Anuj
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Re: career progress in mainframes
ambi_mainfames wrote: i am a 2+ experienced mainframes professional. my project involves most of the task related to jcl,vsam and cobol. the tasks on db2 is comparitively lesser. I wish to do some certifications or specialise in some tools which is widely in demand in the market.
the certifications can be anything which is in a way specialising the fields which i mostly work i my project(vsam,jcl,cobol). pls suggest me some.
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Re: career progress in mainframes
ambi_mainfames wrote:ambi_mainfames wrote: i am a 2+ experienced mainframes professional. my project involves most of the task related to jcl,vsam and cobol. the tasks on db2 is comparitively lesser. I wish to do some certifications or specialise in some tools which is widely in demand in the market.
the certifications should be in a way specialising the fields which i mostly work i my project(vsam,jcl,cobol). pls suggest me some.
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